César Nicolás Penson

César Nicolás Penson was born in Santo Domingo on 22 January 1855, according to El Nuevo Diario, the son of Juana Tejera and of a father of English descent. A pupil at the San Luis Gonzaga school, he began young as a journalist in Puerto Plata and founded El Telegrama, the country's first daily newspaper. He taught at Salomé Ureña's institute for girls, became a lawyer, then a judge, and was presiding over the court of Santo Domingo when he died, on 29 October 1901.

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• Short storiesCosas añejasCésar Nicolás Penson · 1891not translated into EnglishLiterature